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mahallah

mahallah is the alternative spelling of mahalla.

Meaning of mahalla

Noun

mahalla (plural mahallas)

  1. (South-Asia) A subdivision or neighborhood.
    • The Gwalior of the Hindus seems to have perished, and the present town does not seem to go further back than the time of the first Mahomedans. Nearly all the mahallas bear Mahomedan names, […]1883, J. B. Keith, Fortress Gwalior, page 15
  2. An armed formation of Arabs.
    • Three large mehalle, with an overall strength of over 1200 infantry and 400 cavalry, occupied the heart of the Gebel.1986, Giorgio Rochat, Omar al-Mukhtar: The Italian Reconquest of Libya, Darf Publishers, page 43

Forms of mahallah

pluralmahallahs

Questions about mahallah

What is mahallah the alternative spelling of?
Mahallah is the alternative spelling of mahalla.

Words near mahallah in the dictionary

  1. mahaleb cherries
  2. mahaleb cherry
  3. mahalepi
  4. Mahalia
  5. mahalla
  6. mahallah
  7. mahallahs
  8. mahallas
  9. mahalleh
  10. mahallya
  11. mahallyas

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